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SCOPE: HIC Testing: ANSI/ASTM/API 5L Line Pipe

TEST AND INSPECTION PER: 01-SAMSS-035, 01-SAMSS-333,01-SAMSS-043 NACE TM0284-2003 and ANSI/ASTM/API-5L

(1) VISUAL INSPECTION WITNESSING BY INSPECTOR (Note 1)

(2) CERTIFICATES / RECORDS TO BE CHECKED BY INSPECTOR
(3) CERTIFICATES / DATA TO BE PROVIDED BY VENDOR / SUPPLIER / MANUFACTURER
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Pre-Fabrication/Production Requirements
Information to be Supplied by Purchaser
Specification Details / Notes:
ANSI/API 5L, Annex H; 01-SAMSS-035, para 7. (note 8)

0020 X X The Steel Mill ANSI/API 5L, Annex H, para H.3.2 (note 8)

0030 X X Pre-Inspection Meeting (PIM) Purchase order, I&TP and manufacturers HIC testing

0040 X HIC Laboratory Approval Manufacturer & Vendor HIC testing facility to be accepted by
Saudi Aramco or its representative and 01-SAMSS-035, Annex
H, para H.7.3.1.8

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In process inspection & test requirement
Test Specimen selection
Specification Details / Notes:
01-SAMSS-035, Annex H, para H.7.1

0020 X X Test Specimen preparation NACE Para. 4.2, 4.3 & Figure 3: Inspector to verify sample and
mark for trace ability.

0030 X Cleaning of Samples NACE Para. 4.4: Degreasing and rinsing.

0040 X X Test Solution and Reagents NACE Section 2.

0050 X X Testing Apparatus NACE Section 3 & Figure 1. (see note 4)

0060 X X X Control Sample shall be used to validate the test (note 2) 01-SAMSS-035, Annex H, para H.7.3.1.8 (b) (note 5)

0070 X Specimen Orientation in Test Bath NACE Section 6 & Figure 10: Placed in test vessel with wide
effaces vertical and separated from the other samples by 6 mm
on all sides.

0080 X X Ratio of volume of Solution to Surface Area of Specimen NACE Para. 6.1: Shall be a minimum of 3 ml per cm2.

0090 X Nitrogen purge and flow rate NACE Para. 6.2.1 & 6.2.2: Purged for one hour, at a rate of at
least 100 ml per minute, per liter of test solution.

0100 X H2S Purge and flow rate NACE Para. 6.2.1 & 6.2.3: Bubbled through the test solution
entered from the bottom of the bath. (note 6)

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(1) VISUAL INSPECTION WITNESSING BY INSPECTOR (Note 1)
(2) CERTIFICATES / RECORDS TO BE CHECKED BY INSPECTOR
(3) CERTIFICATES / DATA TO BE PROVIDED BY VENDOR / SUPPLIER / MANUFACTURER
0110 X X Temperature and PH NACE Para. 6.3 &6.5: temperature of the test solution shall be
25#3#C. pH as per the requirements associated with solution A.

0120 X X H2S concentration (Iodometric Titration Method) NACE Para. 6.2.3 Appendix C; 01-SAMSS-035, Annex H, para
H.7.3.1.8 (d), As a minimum shall be 2,300 ppm.

0130 X X Test Duration NACE Para. 6.4: Test duration shall be 96 hours. The test time
shall begin immediately upon completion of the initial 60-minite
H2S introduction period.

0140 X X Retesting Requirements 01-SAMSS-035, Annex H, para H.7.3.1.10

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Final inspection & test requirements
Evaluation and Acceptance Criteria of Test Specifications
Specification Details / Notes:
API 5L, Annex H, para H4.3 and 01-SAMSS-035, Annex H,
para H.4.3 modification.

0020 X X Reporting Test Results 01-SAMSS-035, Annex H, para H.7.3.1.1

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Additional/Supplemental Requirements
Safety Requirements
Specification Details / Notes:
NACE TM0284 Appendix "A".

0020 X X Safety Procedure and Work Instructions See note 7.

Notes:
(1) May only be waived by the responsible Saudi Aramco, ASC, and AOC Inspection Offices.
(2) Release of purchase order line items is dependant on the results of this test as directed by CSD.
(3) See form IR000003 for instructions on using this form.
(4) H2S in gas Cylinders is the only acceptable practice for generating H2S (Purity shall be 99.5% minimum). The used nitrogen shall be minimum
industrial grade, 99.5% pure.
(5) The control samples shall be provided by the manufacturer / vendor and demonstrate a CLR of at least 20% in solution "A" for the test parameters
to be considered acceptable, only after this shall the actual specimens be evaluated.
6) The rate of bubbling shall be at least 200 ml per minute, per liter of test solution for at least 60 minutes; thereafter a positive pressure maintained for
the reminder of the test of H2S gas.
(7) Adequate ventilation, permanent H2S monitors located by the entry door and inside near the test setup (near ground level), alarm system with
flashing light and horn, gas masks with either oxygen or proper cartridges, and safe disposal of spent solutions and chemicals.
(8) Pseudo-HIC Resistant steel shall not be used to fabricate equipment intended for sour service application. Steel that passes the HIC test, but has
not been intentionally manufactured to be HIC resistant steel shall not be used.

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